1750 GTV – July 2011 #4
Progress update. The engine bay, wheel arches, boot (trunk), and interior are all painted. Wheel arches and the underside of the floor has been sprayed with stone guard. Most of the underside is painted black. It’s not original, but will be much easier to maintain. Sam was preparing to paint the insides of the doors, bonnet, and boot. The final exterior paint should be done towards the end of next...
1750 GTV – July 2011 #3
Progress update. The rear panel support is in, preparing the spare wheel well to go in. Confirmed that the new grille heart fits fell, and a couple of holes drilled for brightwork. The body has been sprayed in primer ready for final blocking. Sam expects to have the interior, engine bay, and wheel arches painted by next week. This is getting very exciting! After visiting Sam I went to visit the Alfa Club’s 105 restoration...
New Bits #16
Some more bits and pieces have arrived. I ordered a set of rubber wiring plugs and covers for the outer headlights. I also got the correct black rubber drain hose for the scuttle under the windscreen. The headlight rubber bits are now surplus however, as a pair of NOS outer headlights complete turned up. Complete with RHD lenses, brand new buckets, seals, wiring, and the rubber plugs and covers. Not cheap but very very...
New(ish) Bits #15
I wasn’t happy at all with the quality of the reproduction grille heart. I tried to love it, but I couldn’t. Luckily a friend pointed me to this original 1750 GTV grille heart on EBay. It’s not absolutely perfect (a couple of small pits), but it’s very very good. The grille heart is such an important feature of the car, I’m glad it will look...
1750 GTV – July 2011 #2
The boot floor is now installed along with the rear panel. A bit of tweaking required to finish here, then the rear panel support and spare wheel tub will go in. When I first saw the amount of rust in the original boot floor and rear panel I nearly cried, so it makes me really happy to see this fresh metal in place. Sam cheerily tells me that there’s only a couple of weeks of work to go until this is ready for...
1750 GTV – July 2011
The front of the car is complete and primed. Unfortunately it was facing into the corner so I couldn’t get any real detail photos. Sam is now working on the tail – to fit the boot floor and rear panel. The repro boot floor requires the expected amount of work to fit. The repro boot lid did not have the right curvature, and needs some mods to get the right panel gap. Sam also showed me a sample of the mixed white...
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